Name
George Dellar
1886
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
12/10/1918
33
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
56908
Lancashire Fusiliers
10th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
NEUVILLY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
C. 6.
France
Headstone Inscription
"HE DIED FOR FREDOM AND HONOUR"
UK & Other Memorials
Not listed on the Hertfordshire Regimental Memorial, All Saints Church, Hertford, Not on the Cheshunt Memorials, Not on the Waltham Cross Memorials, Waltham Abbey Memorial
Pre War
George Dellar was born in Waltham Abbey, Essex, in 1886, son of Thomas Mars Dellar, an employee at the Royal Gun Powder Factory at Waltham Abbey, and Eliza Dellar (nee Fowler). The eldest of nine children although four died in infancy.
George was Baptised with his brothers, Robert John, and Percy Walter, on 12th January 1898, in the Parish Church, Waltham Cross, Herts.
1891 Census records George aged 5, at school, living with his parents, and brother Robert 5 months in, High Bridge Street, Waltham Holy Cross, Essex.
1901 Census George aged 16 is working as an Agricultural labourer, living with his parents, and three brothers Robert (12), Percy (8) and Herbert (6) at Claverhambury, Holyfield, Waltham Abbey, Essex. The family had a boarder 19-year-old Alfred Pegrum.
George married Phoebe Martha Winch-Furness in late 1909, the daughter of Joseph Stanley and Fanny Emily Winch-Furness. They went on to have six children, George Leonard (B 1911), Lillian Constance (B 1912), Leonard George (B 1912), Irene Gladys (B 1914) Helen Elsie (B 1915) and Gwendoline (B 1917).
1911 Census records George as married to Phoebe and they have one son George Leonard, 18 days old, living at 13 St Stevens Road, Enfield Wash, Middx. George is recorded as a Nursery Hand. Son George Leonard Dellar died later that year.
His father Thomas Mars Deller died in 1915, aged 55 years.
Wartime Service
George enlisted at Cheshunt, Herts, posted to the Hertfordshire Regiment and issued with the service number 203827, he served on the Western Front. George was later transferred to the Lancashire Regiment with the service 56908. He was Killed in Action on 12th October 1918, aged 33, while serving with the 10th Battalion. He is buried in the Neuvilly Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France. Grave Ref; C. 6.
Additional Information
Phoebe received a grant of £5, on 18th January 1919, and a widow’s pension of 37/11 (£1-17-11) a week from 9th June 1919, and his effects of £5-03s-11d, pay owing and his war gratuity of £8.
His Headstone inscription “HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR” was requested by his wife Phoebe.
*1 The SDITGW record “FORMERLY 203827 BEDFORD, HERTS, REGIMENT”
*1 This man’s connection to the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment may be misleading. This combined regiment was not officially formed until 1919, but arguably the process began in May 1918 with the amalgamation of the remnants of Hertfordshire Regiment with those of the 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. When men died before 1919 it is likely that they were officially still in one or the other of the individual regiments. In the absence of other information, we are recording them as related to Hertfordshire, rather than miss such a relationship.
Acknowledgments
Stuart Osborne
Jonty Wild
